West Virginia HB4036: Relating to stricter enforcement for parking in a handicapped designated spot

What the bill says

To amend and reenact §17C-13-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to designated accessible parking for persons with a mobility impairment; increasing certain penalties for illegally parking, stopping, standing, or blocking access to a designated accessible parking space, or illegally creating, obtaining and use of special plates or windshield cards issued to mobility impaired persons; establishing a program to increase public awareness of the applicable law, criminal penalties, and the consequences of illegally parking, stopping, or standing in designated accessibl.

From the engrossed text, January 14, 2026:

A BILL to amend and reenact §17C-13-6 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to designated accessible parking for persons with a mobility impairment; increasing certain penalties for illegally parking, stopping, standing, or blocking access to a designated accessible parking space, or illegally creating, obtaining and use of special plates or windshield cards issued to mobility impaired persons; establishing a program to increase public awareness of the applicable law, criminal penalties, and the consequences of illegally parking, stopping, or standing in designated accessible parking spaces and illegally creating, obtaining, and using of special plates or windshield cards issued to mobility impaired persons. ARTICLE 13. STOPPING, STANDING AND PARKING. §17C-13-6. Stopping, standing, or parking privileges for persons with a mobility impairment; disabled veterans; definitions; qualification; special registration plates and removable windshield placards; expiration, application; violation; penalties. (a)(1) The commissioner may issue up to two special registration plates or removable windshield placards to a person with a mobility impairment or a West Virginia organization which transports persons with disabilities and facilitates the mobility of its customers, patients, students, or persons otherwise placed under its responsibility. (2) Special registration plates or placards may only be issued for placement on a Class A or Class G motor vehicle registered under the provisions of §17A-3-1 et seq. of this code. (3) The …

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